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Newest development May 10, 2025 · 3 reportsIndia and Pakistan step up military strikes amid calls to de-escalate

India's missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan's leader calling the attacks an act of war.

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  1. India launches military operation against Pakistan, explosions heard

    Headline from CNN ·

  2. India strikes Pakistan in response to Kashmir attack

    Headline from The Hill ·

  3. Names this update

    India's Clash with Pakistan Sees Use of Chinese Missiles, French Jets, Israeli Drones, and More

    Headline from Military.com ·

  4. Newest

    India and Pakistan step up military strikes amid calls to de-escalate

    Headline from New York Post ·

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  1. CNN

    India launches military operation against Pakistan: Live updates (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    India said it launched a military operation against Pakistan, hitting “terrorist infrastructure” in both Pakistan and Pakistan administered-Kashmir, in a major escalation of tensions between the two neighbors. Follow for live updates.

  2. Washington Examiner

    India launches missile attack against Pakistan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A statement from the Indian military announced "Operation Sindoor," which involved missile attacks against nine targets. Pakistan has vowed to respond.

  3. CNN

    India launches military operation against Pakistan, explosions heard (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    India said early Wednesday it had launched a military operation against Pakistan, hitting “terrorist infrastructure” in both Pakistan and Pakistan administered-Kashmir, in a major escalation of tensions between the two neighbors.

  4. NPR

    India launches missile attacks on Pakistan (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    India has launched strikes in several parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled territory, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

  5. Latin Times

    India Attacks Pakistan As Fears Of Wider War Between Nuclear Powers Grow (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    India launched strikes on multiple targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, further escalating tensions between the rival nations.

  6. Bloomberg

    What’s Behind the Enduring India-Pakistan Conflict? (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Two weeks after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir on April 22, India announced that it had conducted “precise and restrained” strikes on what it called “terrorist camps” in neighboring Pakistan. Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian planes in retaliation.

  7. Legitgov

  8. Forbes

    Tensions Rise Between India And Pakistan Following Airstrikes—Here’s What To Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    India and Pakistan have fought several wars over Kashmir, but the two sides’ active nuclear arsenals significantly raise the stakes of any future conflict.

  9. NPR

    The latest on the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    India hit multiple targets across Pakistan in the most extensive strikes in more than 50 years. Pakistan's military retaliated by firing into parts of Indian-held Kashmir.

  10. Blaze Media

    India launches missile strikes against Pakistan after tourist massacre by gunmen (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Pakistan vowed to retaliate for what it called a "heinous provocation."

  11. Fox News

    Pakistan calls India's strikes an 'act of war' and claims it shot down Indian fighter jets (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Pakistan is describing airstrikes launched against the country by India as an "act of war" and is claiming to have shot down five Indian fighter jets in retaliation.

  12. The Week

    India strikes Pakistan as tensions mount in Kashmir (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called it an 'act of war'

  13. The Hill

    India strikes Pakistan in response to Kashmir attack (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    India struck Pakistani-controlled territory early Wednesday in response to a massacre of tourists in an Indian-controlled territory last month. The missile attack left eight people and one child dead, as well as multiple others wounded, according to The Associated Press.

  14. Local News 8

    India and Pakistan are on the brink of wider conflict. Here’s what we know (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan / New Delhi, India (CNN) — India launched military strikes on Pakistan on Wednesday and Pakistan claimed it shot down five Indian Air Force jets, in an escalation that has pushed the two nations to the brink of a wider conflict.

  15. Oil Price

    India Strikes Pakistan as Conflict Shifts to Strategic Resources (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    India's recent military strikes and suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty have intensified its conflict with Pakistan, escalating tensions over both security and vital resources.

  16. Forbes

    Operation Sindoor: India Launches Missile Strike Against Pakistan (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    India claimed military strikes in Pakistan and the contested regions of Jammu and Kashmir targeted “terrorist infrastructure.”

  17. The Guardian

    India-Pakistan crisis: what we know so far (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Indian missile strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir mark dramatic escalation in long-simmering conflict

  18. Deutsche Welle

    India-Pakistan updates: Drone strikes reported by both sides – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Pakistan has said Indian drone strikes killed one civilian, while adding it intercepted dozens of more drones. India in turn, said it had "neutralized" a Pakistani attempt to hit military targets. DW has the latest.

  19. Insider

    India says it targeted Pakistan's air defenses, as conflict heats up (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Drone attacks and targeting air defenses point to a worrying new phase of the long-simmering conflict between India and Pakistan.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    India acknowledged that it targeted Pakistan’s air defense system, and Islamabad said it shot down several drones.

  21. Forbes

    India And Pakistan Accuse Each Other Of Launching Drone Strikes (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Both India and Pakistan claimed the foiled attempted drone strike launched by the other side as tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors mount.

  22. Foreign Policy

    What’s Next for India and Pakistan? (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    Early Wednesday morning, after weeks of pledging to retaliate for a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, India launched missiles across its border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan claims it took down Indian fighter jets and has vowed to respond.

  23. The Boston Globe

    India fires attack drones into Pakistan and several are shot down, Pakistani military says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors have soared since gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Indian Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month.

  24. The Guardian

    Pakistan and India trade accusations of drone attacks as conflict escalates (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Pakistani military official accuses Delhi of ‘another blatant act of aggression’ a day after Indian strikes killed dozens

  25. The Guardian

    India-Pakistan tensions escalate in Kashmir crisis as sides accuse each other of drone attacks – live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Pakistan says four soldiers wounded in Indian drone attack

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